Minor Snow

Minor Snow refers to the time when it starts to snow, mostly in China's northern areas, and the temperature continues to drop.

The light snow freezes at night, but melts quickly during the day.

In China, the wind blows from the northeast frequently since the Minor Snow. Because it is not bitter yet, many people do not wear hats or scarves.

In fact, according to an old Chinese saying, "the head is the place where all passages of the body gather". It is sensible to beware that one's head can't be frozen.

In some areas of south China, people have glutinous rice cakes in the early 10th lunar month, which is around Minor Snow. In ancient times, glutinous rice cake was a traditional festival offering to the bull god used by peasants.

Nanjing is known for its pickled vegetables. In the past, due to inconvenient transportation, vegetables sold in Nanjing were few and expensive. Thus people there made pickled vegetables for the winter.

On cold days, people want to have some hot and spicy food to keep warm.

The customs of this festival vary from region to region. So what do you eat on this day? What are the activities?